im·meas·ur·a·ble

[ih-mezh-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English immesurable. See im-2, measurable

im·meas·ur·a·bil·i·ty, im·meas·ur·a·ble·ness, noun
im·meas·ur·a·bly, adverb
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immeasurable (ɪˈmɛʒərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
incapable of being measured, esp by virtue of great size; limitless
 
immeasura'bility
 
n
 
im'measurableness
 
n
 
im'measurably
 
adv

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